Confidence in the Government's Economic Policies 1980-2011
Q On balance, do you agree or disagree with the statement that "in the long term, this government's policies will improve the state of Britain's economy"?
* EOI [(Economic Optimism Index)] figures are included for comparison purposes - where marked with an asterisk these were taken from a different poll in the same month
|
|
EOI* |
Agree |
Disagree |
Net
agree |
| |
±% |
% |
% |
±% |
| Geoffrey Howe |
| July 1980 |
-39 |
48 |
36 |
+12 |
| May 1981 |
-31 |
40 |
44 |
-4 |
| November 1981 |
-24 |
41 |
48 |
-7 |
| March 1982 |
-4 |
47 |
46 |
+1 |
21-25 April 1983
|
+6*
|
58
|
34
|
+24
|
17-18 May 1983
|
+14*
|
58
|
35
|
+23
|
24-25 May 1983
|
|
58
|
37
|
+21
|
1-3 June 1983
|
|
58
|
36
|
+22
|
| Late June 1983 |
+2 |
50 |
44 |
+6 |
| Nigel Lawson |
| March 1985 |
-22 |
40
|
52 |
-12 |
| March 1986 |
-8 |
38 |
53 |
-15 |
| March 1987 |
+16 |
49 |
44 |
+5 |
12-14 May 1987
|
n/a
|
60
|
35
|
+25
|
3-4 June 1987
|
+23*
|
58
|
37
|
+21
|
| March 1988 |
+11 |
54 |
36 |
+18 |
| March 1989 |
-14 |
46 |
43 |
+3 |
| John Major |
| March 1990 |
-42 |
34 |
55 |
-21 |
| Norman Lamont |
| March 1991 |
-1 |
34 |
53 |
-19 |
| March 1992 |
+4 |
42 |
46 |
-4 |
| March 1993 |
-9 |
28 |
59 |
-31 |
| Kenneth Clarke |
| December 1993 |
-6 |
29 |
58 |
-29 |
| December 1994 |
-16 |
24 |
64 |
-40 |
| November 1995 |
-18 |
23 |
64 |
-41 |
| December 1995 |
-16 |
24 |
63 |
-39 |
| November 1996 |
0 |
34 |
52 |
-18 |
| December 1996 |
-9 |
31 |
55 |
-24 |
|
EOI* |
Agree |
Disagree |
Net
agree |
| |
±% |
% |
% |
±% |
| Gordon Brown |
| June 1997 |
+19 |
55 |
24 |
+31 |
| July 1997 |
+10 |
57 |
24 |
+33 |
| November 1997 |
+6 |
56 |
27 |
+29 |
| February 1998 |
+2 |
52 |
31 |
+21 |
| March 1998 |
+4 |
54 |
29 |
+25 |
| November 1998 |
-31 |
46 |
33 |
+13 |
| February 1999 |
-15 |
49 |
31 |
+18 |
| March 1999 |
-6 |
49 |
32 |
+17 |
| November 1999 |
+4 |
47 |
34 |
+13 |
| February 2000 |
-10 |
42 |
39 |
+3 |
| March 2000 |
-5 |
42 |
39 |
+3 |
| November 2000 |
-6 |
43 |
42 |
+1 |
| March 2001 |
-29 |
48 |
36 |
+12 |
| March 2002 |
-21 |
39 |
42 |
-3 |
| May 2002 |
-22 |
45 |
40 |
+5 |
| September 2002 |
-23 |
41 |
43 |
-2 |
| November 2002 |
-27 |
35 |
45 |
-10 |
| December 2002 |
-40 |
38 |
44 |
-6 |
| March 2003 |
-39 |
36 |
43 |
-7 |
| April 2003 |
-18 |
40 |
40 |
0 |
| July 2003 |
-22 |
32 |
53 |
-21 |
| September 2003 |
-23 |
34 |
51 |
-17 |
| December 2003 |
-20* |
37 |
48 |
-11 |
| March 2004 |
-18* |
38 |
49 |
-11 |
| June 2004 |
-25* |
39 |
48 |
-9 |
| September 2004 |
-22* |
39 |
47 |
-8 |
| November 2004 |
-23* |
40 |
46 |
-6 |
| February 2005 |
-11* |
43 |
43 |
0 |
| May 2005 |
-20* |
47 |
38 |
+9 |
| September 2005 |
-35* |
39 |
50 |
-11 |
| November 2005 |
-27* |
41 |
44 |
-3 |
| March 2006 |
-28* |
38 |
48 |
-10 |
| May 2006 |
-30* |
38 |
51 |
-13 |
| September 2006 |
-31 |
40 |
46 |
-6 |
| November 2006 |
-33 |
39 |
51 |
-12 |
| March 2007 |
-39* |
37 |
50 |
-13 |
| May 2007 |
-20* |
44 |
41 |
+3 |
| Alastair Darling |
| September 2007 |
-25* |
39 |
46 |
-7 |
| November 2007 |
-39* |
34 |
50 |
-14 |
September 2008
|
-58 |
29 |
64 |
-35 |
June 2009
|
+11 |
34
|
59
|
-25
|
November 2009
|
+23
|
40
|
54
|
-14 |
|
EOI* |
Agree |
Disagree |
Net
agree |
| |
±% |
% |
% |
±% |
| George Osborne |
| June 2010 |
-5 |
61 |
29 |
+32 |
| September 2010 |
-20 |
57 |
36 |
+21 |
| October 2010 |
-21 |
48 |
39 |
+9 |
| January 2011 |
-29 |
49 |
43 |
+6 |
| March 2012 |
-14 |
46
|
47
|
-1
|
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